Mercury Chic T-2
| Chic T-2 | |
|---|---|
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| Mercury Chic T-2 (NC513M) in 1938 | |
| Role | Training monoplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Mercury Aircraft |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Number built | 27 |
The Mercury Chic T-2 was a lightweight American parasol wing monoplane designed and built by the Mercury Aircraft Inc. in the late 1920s. Flown for the first time in 1928, about 27 were built, but due to the early 1930s economic depression only 15 were sold, and the rest were scrapped.[1][2]
Design
The Chic T-2 had a fabric-covered welded-steel tube fuselage with a parasol wing. It had a fixed conventional landing gear and two tandem open cockpits for the pilot and pupil. Originally flown with a 65 hp (48 kW) Viele radial engine, this was soon replaced with a more powerful 90 hp (67 kW) LeBlond 7D radial engine.
Surviving aircraft
A Mercury Chic T-2 (NC53N) is on display at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York.[3]
Specifications
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Wingspan: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × LeBlond 7D radial , 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
References
Notes
- ^ "American airplanes: Mercury". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Civil Aircraft Register - United States". airhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ Ogden, Bob (2007). Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 337. ISBN 0-85130-385-4.
- ^ Orbis 1985, p. 2457
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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